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- Work done on Istana Bukit Serene for coronation to be completed by December
- NGO collects RM258,000 for underprivileged school children
- Police nab four syabu junkies at Kluang budget hotel
| Work done on Istana Bukit Serene for coronation to be completed by December Posted: 16 Jun 2013 04:30 PM PDT JOHOR BARU: The renovation works being carried out at Istana Besar and Istana Bukit Serene here is on schedule and should be completed by this December for the coronation ceremony of Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim ibni Sultan Iskandar next year. State public works exco Datuk Hasni Mohammad said that the works at both palaces are progressing and renovations should finish within the next six months. He also said that Sultan Ibrahim's coronation ceremony would be a historic event not only in Johor but also in the country. Hasni pointed out that the last coronation ceremony held was during the reign of Almarhum Sultan Ismail Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim. Sultan Ismail was crowned at Istana Besar on Feb 10, 1960, and was the last Johor Sultan to be officially crowned. "The renovation works at Istana Besar is already more than 60% completed while Istana Serene is about 40% done. "Renovations at both palaces started in Nov last year where the state Public Works Department carried out expansion including touch up works," he said. Hasni said this when met after attending the department's excellence award ceremony held here on June 13. Sultan Abu Bakar built the Istana Besar in 1866 and the palace overlooks the Straits of Johor. The palace's most distinctive feature is its Anglo-Malay architecture, which is characterised by its dome, contrasted with its blue roof. Located in the heart of the city centre, Istana Besar was also the location for Umno first general assembly on May 11, 1946. |
| NGO collects RM258,000 for underprivileged school children Posted: 16 Jun 2013 04:30 PM PDT JOHOR BARU: Over over the past eight years, a non-governmental organisation has collected about RM1.6mil from the public and channelled the contributions to thousands of students from poor families around the state. This year, Persatuan Kebajikan Ci Xin Johor Baru aims to aid 430 students from 27 Chinese primary schools statewide. Among the recipients this year was SJK (C) Thorburn student Chai Shou Bin, 10, who said that she would like to use the money to pay up her school tuition fees and to buy schoolbooks. "I am glad to receive the aid as my dad has not been able to pay my fees this year," she said adding that her father only works as carpenter while her mother is a housewife. Another student Fong Jing Ren, 9, said that he was grateful for the aid and hopes that the fund will last him throughout the year. "Most importantly, I would like purchase some reference books and hopefully if there is any money left, I would like to buy some comics too," he said. The charity programme organising chairman Shium Chan Teck said that the programme was held yearly to distribute a sum of RM600 to each qualified recipient. "For this year, we have collected a total of RM258,000 and have identified 430 students from 27 Chinese primary schools to receive the aid," he said during the presentation of aid ceremony at SJK (C) Nam Heng here on June 13. He added that the students were hand picked by teachers and the committee members of the organisations. "The schools will provide with a list of students and we will conduct checks and surveys to ensure that the students listed were truly in need of the funding. "Each student will receive a total of RM600 for their education throughout the year, including for fee payments, books and even daily pocket money," he said. Pasir Gudang MCA division chief Tan Cher Puk, who officiated the event, encouraged the public to come forward to help those in need. "It is our social responsibility to help the poor and to ensure children receive good education," he added. |
| Police nab four syabu junkies at Kluang budget hotel Posted: 16 Jun 2013 04:31 PM PDT KLUANG: Drug addits who used to "get high" in abandoned houses or back alleys are changing their modus operandi by having their fixes in rented motels and budget hotels to avoid being detected. In the latest case several days ago, a police team arrested four people including a girl who were high on syabu in a motel here. The four, aged 22 to 25, were arrested hours after they checked into the motel. All four tested positive for drugs. Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Abd Majid Mohd Ali said that police have identified this new trend among addicts in the district to avoid detection. "In the past we have also arrested another group of addicts who used budget hotels to take drugs," he said, adding that so far this year the Kluang police have detained 207 addicts statewide. In another unrelated case, ACP Abd Majid added that police arrested a 38-year-old man who conned a businessmen into transferring RM191,300 into his account on June 3. In detailing the case he said that the victim, in his 30s, received a call from a man claiming to be a Bank Negara official saying that the victim's account was being investigated for money laundering activities. "The suspects then advised the victim to move his money to special accounts which were safe temporarily. "However once the victim transferred his money to these separate accounts, the bogus officers could not be contacted," he said, adding that police subsequently arrested a 28-year-old man in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan on June 6. ACP Abd Majid added that the man was believed to be a member of a syndicate which has conned at least two other victims in Kluang and Cheras in Kuala Lumpur. In another unrelated case, police managed to arrest three men and solved a robbery case within three hours after the victim alerted the police on June 6. ACP Abd Majid added that the three men had robbed the victim of his car and valuables at parang point at about 10pm in Kluang. "Soon after lodging a report, a police team in Yong Peng spotted the vehicle and managed to arrest the suspects in Ayer Hitam in Batu Pahat at about 3.15am," he said, adding that police managed to recover an array of stolen items including the car, jewellery, laptop computer, mobile phones, cash and a watch. He added that all the suspects tested positive for drugs and were have been remand for one week. |
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